RUSSIA-TURKEY WAR 'MOST LIKELY'
The
chances of war between Russia and Turkey - which has the might of NATO
behind it - are now 'most likely', claimed one of Moscow's most
respected military analysts.
Pavel Felgengauer said Ankara is seeking to protect a zone in northern Syria controlled by its allies, the Turkmens.
After
the downing of the Russian warplane on Tuesday, Moscow must either
accept this zone 'or start a war with Turkey' which it could only win by
going nuclear, he said.
'It is most likely that it will be war,' said Felgenhauer, an analyst for liberal Novaya Gazeta.
'In
other words, more fights will follow when Russian planes attack Turkish
aircraft in order to protect our bombers. It is possible that there
will be fights between the Russian and Turkish navies at sea.'
He warned: 'Probably the Turks will shut down the Bosphorus - and other NATO countries will join this conflict.
'And in such a conflict Russia has very little chance unless it uses its nuclear weapons.'
The Bosphorus is the only channel by which Russia's Black Sea fleet can reach the Mediterranean.
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